What if you invested in Unity in 2020?
U · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Unity in 2020
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,540(+154%)
The S&P 500 returned $2,540 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $2,212.
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Growth of $1,000
Unity vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2020 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Unity starting January 2020
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $87.28 | $1,000 | - |
| 2021 | $149.82 | $1,717 | +71.7% |
| 2022 | $105.15 | $1,205 | -29.8% |
| 2023 | $35.52 | $407 | -66.2% |
| 2024 | $32.40 | $371 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | $22.20 | $254 | -31.5% |
| 2026 | $29.10 | $333 | +31.1% |
What this return means
A $1,000 bet on Unity (U) at the start of 2020 did not work out. That stake is worth $327 as of 2026-06-01, a -67.3% move that left you with less than you started with after 6.6 years.
That averages out to -15.6% a year, meaning the position shrank in compound terms across the 6.6-year window. A plain S&P 500 fund would have grown that $1,000 to about $2,540 instead, beating Unity by around $2,212. The index compounded at about 15.2% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2021 at +71.7%, and the worst was 2023 at -66.2%. At its lowest point the position was down about 85% from an earlier high. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
This is historical math, not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into Unity at the close of every month from September 2020 through June 2026 means 70 buys and $7,000 contributed over about 5.8 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$5,684
-18.8% on $7,000 in
Same $7,000, all in at the start
$2,292
-67.3% on $7,000 in
Spreading the buys out beat going all in at the start by $3,391. That happens when the price spent time below where it began, so averaging in caught the cheaper months. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $35.20 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from U split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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